HIV/AIDS Prevention
Low participation in voluntary HIV counseling underscores need for education campaigns
Published in AIDS Weekly, May 1st, 2006
Investigators at St. Camille Medical Center in Ouagadougou conducted a study "to identify factors predicting uptake of voluntary HIV counseling and testing in pregnant women."
"All pregnant women receiving ante-natal group health education at St. Camille Medical Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 1 May 2002 to 30 April 2004 were offered voluntary HIV counseling and testing. If they consented, the women were pre-test counseled, tested by two rapid tests giving immediate results and post-test counseled," explained S. Pignatelli and...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2006-05-01)
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